Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest
Microbrewery
in
Naka,
Ibaraki,
Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 1996
Contact
Description
Kiuchi Brewery (木内酒造) is a brewery in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1823 by village headman Kiuchi Gihei as a sake and shochu producer.
Craft beer production began in 1996 after a change in Japanese law governing micro brewing. A number of Kiuchi's products seek to combine European beer-making technology with traditional Japanese brewing techniques; for example, its XH Hitachino Nest Beer is matured in shochu casks.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Hill Farmstead, 7/30/26.
Blood oranges and fruity ginger with excellent aromatics and nothing sweet or artificial. Soft, light caramel malt behind it.
Fruity, spicy, soft and gently sweet but tasteful and balanced. Lingering blood orange (well, it's yuzu) with tasteful ginger notes. Soft and malty and clean.
Blood oranges and fruity ginger with excellent aromatics and nothing sweet or artificial. Soft, light caramel malt behind it.
Fruity, spicy, soft and gently sweet but tasteful and balanced. Lingering blood orange (well, it's yuzu) with tasteful ginger notes. Soft and malty and clean.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Hill Farmstead Brewery
on 30 Jul 2026
at 16:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, Sth Korean convenience store. Misted pale orange, fluffy cm of white. Soft floral and crackery bread aroma is a bit Pacific Ale. Moderately sweet with honey and clear flowers, a finish that relies on tea rather than bitterness. Low key but good.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2026
at 14:28
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Can. Orange, fading white head. Honeyed hay aroma. Some berry lollies in the taste. Floral (maybe actual) and spicy notes but not a lot of bitterness. Not for me.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2026
at 13:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
350ml can from Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a mostly clear yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, grassy hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a fresh, crisp, piney, grassy, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
at
Taps Beer Bar : Changkat
on 13 Jun 2026
at 15:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
It is a solid witbier, good taste of wheat, coriander, cereal, fruity, a bit watery, really refreshing, good ingredients, 05.06.17
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 17:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 10:13
4.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Smell of wheat, malt. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of green apple, lemon, some wheat. Lightly sour. Soft carbon. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
at
EXBAR TOKYO plus 博多
on 20 May 2026
at 09:29
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from WineKraft. Hazy golden body with lots of flecks beneath a thin off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange zest and stewed tea. Flavour of orange and brown bread. Medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. A tangy and interesting beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2026
at 08:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
Ukens fangst fra VP Verksgata, konsumert og vurdert mens jeg lager klippfiskgrateng (så da blir nok Daglig Leder smørblid!): klar gylden med ok skum. Friske fraspark hvor yuzu-appelsiner raskt tar ledelsen. Fin bitterhet, slank maltkropp og sommerlig følelse helt til siste dråpe.
Tried
from
Vinmonopolet Stavanger, Verksgata
on 29 Apr 2026
at 15:57
7/10
Tried
on 24 Apr 2026
at 21:22